Mom Layout

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I really love working with scrapbook kits because they take the guesswork out of matching papers, embellishments etc.  I am honored to be asked to play with such great scrapbook kits from My Creative Scrapbook.  Pam Rangel does a fantastic job each month designing the kits.  For March, I was excited to work with the Main kit as well as the Creative kit. They are both equally gorgeous. My Mind's Eye has always had my vote with such beautiful collections ever since they began in 1999. The Hello Gorgeous collection is no exception.

My mother is someone that I look up to and I always love to honor her with scrapbook layouts.  I took this photo last year on Mother's Day.

The grid design is one of my favorite designs for a layout. I love to pile on the embellishments and use up my paper scraps.  For this particular  layout, I began with a 12X12 piece of cardstock and took several Tim Holtz Distress Inks and went crazy dabbing them onto the cardstock to create this very colorful background.  It may have been overkill, but I still am happy how it turned out.  Later this month, I will be sharing a tutorial on how to create several backgrounds by simply using distress inks so keep checking back.

Here are a few detailed closeups:

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Have a great day and be sure to check out all the kits for March at My Creative Scrapbook.

Smile Layout

Hello friends! I know it's Monday, but the sun is shining so it's all good.  Just thought I would share another layout with the March Main kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  I simply LOVE the rose pink, the cream, aqua and green colors to this beautiful collection from My Mind's Eye.

For this selfie layout, I added a white cardstock background and chose the green scalloped paper and machine stitched around the scalllops very carefully as well as the photo mat.  I love the homespun feel it gives the layout.

I added some journal cards, chipboard pieces, stickers, ribbon, a fabric brad, which I absolutely love, and some mini silk roses tucked into the lace bow.

Well there you have it. My third layout with the March Main kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  Here are all the kits that are available to purchase.  The top left photo below is the March Main Kit, the top right photo is the March Creative kit.  The bottom left is the March LE kit and the bottom right is the March Album kit.

Be sure and check out the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery for March.  The ladies once again outdid themselves.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

My Creative Scrapbook March Kit Reveals

Hello friends! Happy Saturday! The fifth day of each month is always an exciting day at My Creative Scrapbook.  This is the day that all the monthly kits are revealed and the designers showcase their projects with the kits.

I was privileged to be asked to create with the March Main kit, which includes lots of the new My Mind's Eye Hello Gorgeous collection.

and also the March Creative kit, which includes the Pebbles Spring Fling Collection for this reveal.

I love the beautiful, soft color palettes of these two kits and knew that I wanted to create lots of girly layouts with them.  In the next week or so, I will be sharing a layout every few days. Here is the layout for today of my daughter and I with the March Main kit:

I love the fabric brads, the chipboard and the pretty papers.

There is also the March LE kit which is perfect for the scrapbooker that prefers the shabby chic style of scrapbooking.  Aren't the flowers and papers gorgeous?

Check out the design team gallery at My Creative Scrapbook to see the full design team reveal. There is so much inspiration you are going to love it. Be sure and order your kits today!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Soccer Layout For Paper House Productions

Hello friends! Today I am excited to finally share my first design team layout at Paper House Productions for the 2016 term.

I thought I would begin with a layout of my youngest son, Clayton.  He loves soccer and I wanted to document him playing on his first soccer team at the age of 5.

Here are some more closeups:

I included some instructions to create my layout above.

Instructions:

1. Begin with a 12X12 sheet of white textured cardstock for the background.
2. Fussy cut three (3) soccer balls from the soccer ball paper.
3. Cut two  (2) green strips with white stars.
4. Cut two (2) strips of soccer words.
5. Cut the green with white star strips to the left and right edge of the white cardstock and adhere.
6. Cut the  two soccer word strips to the top and bottom edge of the white cardstock and adhere.
7. Arrange the three (3) fussy cut soccer balls , as shown on the photo, and adhere.
8. On the backside of the soccer ball paper there is a soccer field.  Cut two pieces of the green paper.
9. Mat the photo  (I used a 5 X 7 photo) with the black and white polka dot paper.
10. Place the green paper behind the photo as shown.
11. Cut out the blue “Keep Calm And Take The Shot” journal card and place over the green paper  and tuck it in slightly underneath the photo.
12. Add the stickers as shown.
13. Add dimensional foam squares to the the top and bottom soccer ball stickers, the “Kick Pass Score” sticker, the soccer cleats sticker, the colored arrow sticker, the “champ” sticker, the top and bottom round star stickers, and the “Love This Game Sticker”.
14. Add a dimensional foam square to the back of the left paper soccer ball.
15. Journal with a black acid free pen on the “On The Field” Sticker.
16. Add sticker ticket and blue mini alpha stickers to spell out the name of the player.
17. Adhere some black, grey, dark grey, and yellow enamel dots as shown. 

Supplies Used:

Soccer Balls 12" Double Sided Scrapbook Paper

Soccer Cardstock Stickers

Soccer Tags 12" Double Sided Scrapbook Paper

Star Player 12" Double Sided Scrapbook Paper

Check out all the wonderful high quality products at Paper House Productions here.

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy creating!

March Sneak Peeks at My Creative Scrapbook

It's another exciting day at My Creative Scrapbook.  The sneak peeks of the four March kits are revealed and I am in love with them all.

I was given the Main kit and the Creative kit to design with and I love them both equally.  I immediately was drawn to the beautiful soft colors and looked at all my girly, spring, easter and wedding photos.

Here is one of the layouts that I created with the March Main kit which include some of the My Mind's Eye Hello Gorgeous papers, journal cards, chipboard and fabric brads.

This little girl is so cute and feisty.  She loves playing mommy by putting on makeup.  For this layout I added a white card stock background that I added some distress inks to give it more of a wispy, soft feel to the background.  Sometimes I feel that white card stock is too stark so I wanted to add a bit of interest without it being too overpowering.  Later this month I will share four techniques that I used distress inks to add some interest to white card stock backgrounds.

 

Now it's time for the sneak peeks.  I know you are going to love them.

March Main kit

March Creative kit

March LE kit

March Album Kit

Aren't they great! Which is your favorite?  Again, Pam Rangel, owner of My Creative Scrapbook always does a fantastic job creating the monthly kits.

March 5 is the big day of the design team reveal so you won't want to miss it.  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!